Agriculture
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Kim Schrier (D-WA) today, along with 36 members, introduced the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will allow for unflavored and flavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias.
Matt Bacon, who served in the Army for 12 years, just wants everyone to feel welcome. The always-smiling, bushy-bearded vet invited media and U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, to his Resiliency Farm on a warm Thursday afternoon to share his vision for a more inclusive environment.
CLEARFIELD, Pa.– U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson joined the Clearfield County Farm Bureau yesterday at the Steve Blackburn Grain Bin Facility to accept the 2022 Friend of Farm Bureau Award.
A plan to reduce input costs for farmers and food costs for consumers is being heralded by 94 House Republicans, but there's doubt the proposal will catch the attention of the Biden administration.
In a letter to the president drafted by U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Pa., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Republicans outline nine solutions they believe will lessen the regulatory costs they say are hampering U.S. agricultural production.
FIRST ON FOX –House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn Thompson is introducing a bill Wednesday to strike back at several of the Biden administration's agriculture policies and a recently proposed SEC rule lawmakers say could harm small farms.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Despite the pandemic and supply chain issues, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture said the ag industry has remained resilient. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle put him in the hot seat saying more needs to be done for rural America.
The Secretary of Agriculture told congressional members even though they're seeing record exports and an increase in farm income, the way the rural economy is running needs to change.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The longtime owner of Galliker Dairy Co., one of the Johnstown area's most iconic businesses, received a posthumous tribute from U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson on Wednesday.
Thompson, a Republican whose 15th Congressional District includes part of Cambria County, gave a one-minute speech about Louis Galliker III from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Millions of Americans lack access to reliable, high-speed internet service, and the inequality is particularly striking in rural America. The rural broadband gap results in lost opportunities to expand businesses, learn new skills, educate our children or even participate in daily activities.
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. — U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, the top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, told Ag Progress Days attendees yesterday that work is progressing on ag legislation.